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JUDY DREWDY DETECTIVE KIT CHECKLIST

Ready to crack the case? Make sure youre prepared with the right equipment! Here are some mystery-busting items you may want to pack in your way-official detective kit.

nail polish tweezers bobby pin (for picking locks) binoculars telescope sunglasses fake noses alkie-talkies (for communicating with w your chums, aka other detectives) compact (powder and mirror) yebrow pencil (for drawing fake e mustaches)

notebook and pencil (to record clues) magnifying glass duct tape zip-top bag (for collecting evidence) disguise money rench dictionary (in case you have to F communicate with French-speaking bad guys) ed lipstick (useful for writing SOS when r youre in trouble)

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TEST YOUR DETECTIVE SKILLS!

Observation Test
To be an honest-to-jeepers detective, you need super-sharp powers of observation. Test your eagle eyes by looking at the image below. After ten seconds, try to answer the questions below without looking at the picture. How many can you answer?

2. What letter appears on the grocers apron? ___________________________ 3. What object is Judy holding? __________________________________ 4. How many cars can you see in the parking lot? ______________________

6. What is Frank holding? __________________________________ 7. What is Stink doing? __________________________________

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1. What is the name of the store shown in the picture? _________________________________

5. What does the sign in the store window say? _____________________________

Answers: (1) Speedy Market, (2) K, (3) magnifying glass, (4) six, (5) Sale, (6) notebook and pencil, (7) looking under cars.

KNOW THE CODES!

Master the Book Code

Every good detective knows how to read in code. Are you an amazing enough sleuth to decipher this message? Using a copy of Judy Moody, Girl Detective, translate the Book Code to the right. The first number in each line refers to the page number, the second number refers to the line number, and the third number refers to the word position in the line. For example, the first word in the coded phrase can be found on page 138, line 8, word 2.
ANSWER: You are a WBMS (worlds best mystery solver)!

138 44 61 (65 65 17 124 65

8 14 11 1 1 12 14 2

2 6 3 5 6 3 4 3)!

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Crack the Keyboard Code

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Can you decode this Keyboard Cipher? Using a computer keyboard, find each letter below and move one key to the right. For example, H in the code below stands for J, the letter directly to the right on a keyboard. For letters or numbers at the end of a row, such as L, wrap around to the beginning of the same row, so L would stand for A.

Swr wxrucw Hyst Sewqst ua ib rgw xlaw

BBBBBBBBB BBBB BBBBBB BB BB BBB BBBB

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ANSWER: Detective Judy Drewdy is on the case!

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BE A DETECTIVE IN YOUR OWN HOME!

Writing with Invisible Ink

What youll need: Lemon or lemon-juice concentrate, bowl, paper, paintbrush or cotton swab, sunlight or heat source

k Squeeze juice from a lemon or pour k Using a paintbrush or cotton swab

lemon-juice concentrate into a bowl. dipped in the lemon juice, write your secret message on the paper.

Dusting for Fingerprints

What youll need: talcum powder or cornstarch, a soft paintbrush or makeup brush, clear tape, dark-colored paper

k Let the lemon juice dry. k To read the message, hold the paper
up to the sunlight, a light bulb, or a hairdryer (with help from an adult). The heat will cause the lemon juice to turn brown, and you or a friend can read the secret message!

k Smooth surfaces work best when dusting

for fingerprints, so choose something like a doorknob, mirror, or table. (Check with an adult to make sure its OK to test your surface.) cornstarch on the surface youd like to test. If someone has touched the surface recently, the powder will stick to the oils left behind by the persons fingers. excess powder.

k Sprinkle a small amount of powder or

k Use the brush to gently wipe off any k The powder that remains will show a

fingerprint. Cut a piece of tape large enough to cover the surface of the fingerprint and press down, sticky-side down. fingerprint) and carefully press down onto a sheet of dark paper. Youve collected your first fingerprint!

k Lift up the tape (along with the

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RARE!

PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAP!

Solve the Cookie Case!

Judy, Stink, Officer Kopp, and Mr. Chips all have a different favorite cookie: peanut butter, lemon, chocolate chip, and chocolate. Use your detective thinking (and the grid below) to figure out which person likes which type of cookie based on the evidence written in the notebook.

Mr. Chips Stink and ith cookies w o not like d vor. a fruit fla not ookies are hocolate c C dys pps or Ju Officer Ko favorite. t cannot ea Mr. Chips chocolate. ot pp does n Officer Ko . late chips like choco

Peanut But ter

Lemon

Chocolate Chocolate Chip

What can you sleuth out by just examining the cover of a book?

k Judy Moody, Girl Detective is number _____ in

the Judy Moody series.

k The author of Judy Moody, Girl Detective is:

___________________________________________

k The illustrator of Judy Moody, Girl Detective is:

___________________________________________
ANSWERS: 9, Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds

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ANSWERS: Judy = chocolate chips; Stink = chocolate; Officer Kopp = lemon; Mr. Chips = peanut butter

Collecting clues

JUDY DREWDYS Rules for Being a Good Detective

Never leave home without a bobby pin. Never solve a mystery on an empty stomach. Dont be afraid to ask for help. Always keep a sense of humor. Do not get in a bad mood. Remember that everyones a suspect. Never give up.

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Remember that a detectives work is never done.